CDG
Charles de Gaulle
🇫🇷Paris, France
From scheduled flights
EES Line Forecast
Arrivals crowding forecast for CDG on Monday, by hour of day.
Forecast based on scheduled non-EEA flight seat volume (Cirium/Diio). Relative crowding within this airport — not a guaranteed wait time, so always pad your connection. All times are local.
When should I arrive?
Border control queues are currently light. Standard arrival times should be sufficient, but monitor conditions before you leave.
BAG DROP
Is Charles de Gaulle EES ready?
Medium readiness
CDG is partially ready for EES. Manual checks are likely by border agents. Be prepared with your passport open, information about your return flight and purpose for travel. Fingerprints and a photo are required.
Airline Arrival Guidance
Ryanair
British Airways
3.5h recommended for first-time EES biometric registration
easyJet
Wizz Air
Vueling
Especially important at Spanish airports (BCN, MAD, AGP) during peak summer
Guidance may change — always check your airline's website before travelling.
Arrival Time Scenarios
Queue status unavailable — submit a report to activate live scenarios.
Scenarios reset when live queue data changes.
EES Status at Charles de Gaulle
France has not announced any EES suspension or phased implementation as of publication.
Airport Data
About Charles de Gaulle Passport Control
Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is France's largest international airport and one of Europe's busiest hubs, handling over 67 million passengers per year. EES biometric registration applies to all non-Schengen arrivals — including UK, US, Canadian, and Australian passport holders — primarily in Terminals 2E and 2F. The non-EU lanes have dedicated EES kiosks where your fingerprints and photograph are captured on your first entry after system launch.
Busiest periods: June–September, Christmas week, and Easter weekend.
Learn more about how EES works in our plain-English EES guide, or see tips for beating EES queues.